Review Sheet: to Kill a Mockingbird

Review Sheet: To Kill a Mockingbird

Test taking strategies – Study a little every night; review questions and chapters; when testing, look over ALL answers before making a choice

1.  Setting: Time-

Place-

Mood-

2.  Author:

3.  Point of view:

4.  Time passage in plot: How much time has passed in the story?

Scout’s age at the beginning/end

Jem’s age at the beginning/end

5. Identify each character by explaining who he or she is AND providing one character trait. Know the real names as well as the nick names. (Matching on test)

-Atticus Finch Miss Maudie

-Scout Finch Miss Stephanie

-Jem Finch Miss Rachel

-Calpurnia Mrs. Dubose

-Dill Cecil Jacobs

-Author Radley Aunt Alexandra

-Nathan Radley Miss Caorline

-Mr. Walter Cunningham Mrs. Gates

-Walter Cunningham Tom Robinson

-Bob Ewell Mayella Ewell

- Burris Ewell Mr. Taylor

-Heck Tate Mrs. Merriweather

-Dolphus Raymond Mr.Underwood

-Mr. Avery

6.  Define each theme, and then give one specific example of each theme from the novel.

Hypocrisy

Sexism

Moral Courage; Physical Courage

Empathy/ Compassion

Tolerance

Education

Racism/ Blacks in the South

7.  Identify the purpose of the following chapters and characters:

Miss Maudie -

Boo Radley-

Bob Ewell-

The Gray Ghost – symbolizes who?

Chapters 1, 9, 15, 20, 24 (significant events/ themes)

Chp. 1: Chapter 20:

Chp. 9: Chapter 24:

Chp. 15:

8.  Define the following. The first nine have been done for you:

squalid – dirty britches-

melancholy- sad Mrunas-

fortitude- strength veneer-

tacit- unspoken bovine-

reverent- honorable apprehension-

acrimonious- angry impertinence-

ominous- foreboding largo-

sulky –angrily silent allegedly-

edification – knowledge recluse-

temerity- missionary-

futility- notoriety-

hypocrisy- spurious-

9.  *Review DLPs --correct use of commas/comma rules. Find and fix the error in examples A and B. Write the pronoun and the antecedent for letter C. Choose the correct pronoun for letter D. For letter E, add comma(s) where needed.

A.  Woman has made man their everything when man results in their total identity.

B.  While it’s okay for Scout to wear overalls as a child it isn’t socially acceptable as she gets older.

C.  Dill has to leave the courtroom because he is upset at the way Mr. Gilmore is treating Tom Robinson. Write the pronoun: ____Write the antecedent:_____

D.  (Us, We) women are not allowed to cross our legs in the 1930’s.

E.  Alexandra Scout’s aunt tells Scout the Cunninghams are not their social equals.